odbcconf.exe

  • File Path: C:\windows\SysWOW64\odbcconf.exe
  • Description: ODBC Driver Configuration Program

Screenshot

odbcconf.exe

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 607DDC78852AE90B118040B3E4CC96D2
SHA1 976EF02D808BF16BDF676541762FAB1B032E686D
SHA256 A938A6F437C40BECFE407AD7D5ECAA9EF2169F29A77CA978DEABF3C388F986A1
SHA384 15CC90A0369921B1AF58C34500B86A879FB2BEBCBA126844C164598EDD9D7AFF670BA958860107C2C1F7D75F3EE08079
SHA512 7BECEF1A3F39BFD99D2665A3F58BE0058124E5AF76161A05A5C816630CF3671542DAB464E3F3A17BC5DED44BA42A2CA7A6F6BB9D491D612BDBDEDDA6CA5EA1EB
SSDEEP 384:uHVrAigT9ML6OxeMVJgS/SfwKG4ur/XztoELa29t3NCVws6p4pdSXlRnvT8B7qUp:uh6Ox1YS/S2Di8pdvT8BZhHTZ6a

Signature

  • Status: The file C:\windows\SysWOW64\odbcconf.exe is not digitally signed. You cannot run this script on the current system. For more information about running scripts and setting execution policy, see about_Execution_Policies at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170
  • Serial: ``
  • Thumbprint: ``
  • Issuer:
  • Subject:

File Metadata

  • Original Filename: odbcconf.exe.mui
  • Product Name: Microsoft Windows Operating System
  • Company Name: Microsoft Corporation
  • File Version: 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)
  • Product Version: 6.3.9600.16384
  • Language: English (United States)
  • Legal Copyright: Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File Score
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcconf.exe 29
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\odbcconf.exe 27
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\odbcconf.exe 33
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcconf.exe 30
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcconf.exe 32

Possible Misuse

The following table contains possible examples of odbcconf.exe being misused. While odbcconf.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.

Source Source File Example License
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_odbcconf.yml title: Application Whitelisting Bypass via DLL Loaded by odbcconf.exe DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_odbcconf.yml description: Detects defence evasion attempt via odbcconf.exe execution to load DLL DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_odbcconf.yml - https://github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/blob/master/yml/OSBinaries/Odbcconf.yml DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_odbcconf.yml Image\|endswith: '\odbcconf.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_odbcconf.yml ParentImage\|endswith: '\odbcconf.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_odbcconf.yml - Legitimate use of odbcconf.exe by legitimate user DRL 1.0
LOLBAS Odbcconf.yml Name: Odbcconf.exe  
LOLBAS Odbcconf.yml - Command: odbcconf -f file.rsp  
LOLBAS Odbcconf.yml - Command: odbcconf /a {REGSVR c:\test\test.dll}  
LOLBAS Odbcconf.yml - Path: C:\Windows\System32\odbcconf.exe  
LOLBAS Odbcconf.yml - Path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcconf.exe  
atomic-red-team index.md - T1218.008 Odbcconf MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team index.md - Atomic Test #1: Odbcconf.exe - Execute Arbitrary DLL [windows] MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team windows-index.md - T1218.008 Odbcconf MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team windows-index.md - Atomic Test #1: Odbcconf.exe - Execute Arbitrary DLL [windows] MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team matrix.md | | | Shortcut Modification | Valid Accounts CONTRIBUTE A TEST | Odbcconf | | | | | | | | MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team windows-matrix.md | | | Shortcut Modification | Winlogon Helper DLL | Odbcconf | | | | | | | | MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1218.008.md # T1218.008 - Odbcconf MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1218.008.md <blockquote>Adversaries may abuse odbcconf.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads. Odbcconf.exe is a Windows utility that allows you to configure Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers and data source names.(Citation: Microsoft odbcconf.exe) Odbcconf.exe is digitally signed by Microsoft. MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1218.008.md Adversaries may abuse odbcconf.exe to bypass application control solutions that do not account for its potential abuse. Similar to Regsvr32, odbcconf.exe has a REGSVR flag that can be misused to execute DLLs (ex: odbcconf.exe /S /A {REGSVR "C:\Users\Public\file.dll"}). (Citation: LOLBAS Odbcconf)(Citation: TrendMicro Squiblydoo Aug 2017)(Citation: TrendMicro Cobalt Group Nov 2017) MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1218.008.md - Atomic Test #1 - Odbcconf.exe - Execute Arbitrary DLL MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1218.008.md ## Atomic Test #1 - Odbcconf.exe - Execute Arbitrary DLL MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1218.008.md odbcconf.exe /S /A {REGSVR “#{dll_payload}”} MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
stockpile a74bc239-a196-4f7e-8d5c-fe8c0266071c.yml name: Signed Binary Execution - odbcconf Apache-2.0
stockpile a74bc239-a196-4f7e-8d5c-fe8c0266071c.yml description: Leverage odbcconf for DLL injection Apache-2.0
stockpile a74bc239-a196-4f7e-8d5c-fe8c0266071c.yml odbcconf.exe /S /A {REGSVR "C:\Users\Public\sandcat.dll"} Apache-2.0

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